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COA/AOA: Knee Flexion Dynasplint (KFD) may enhance range of motion (ROM) following TKA

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June 2014

COA/AOA: Knee Flexion Dynasplint (KFD) may enhance range of motion (ROM) following TKA

Vol: 3| Issue: 6| Number:99| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Dynamic Splinting After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomized Clinical Trial for Improving Range of Motion

Contributing Authors:
E De Oliveira P Ranger GY Laflamme J Delisle F Dias Antunes J Fernandes

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60 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to evaluate the effect of the Knee Flexion Dynasplint (KFD) on range of motion after TKA. Patients were allocated to the KFD group or a control, and were evaluated over 6 months. The results demonstrated that the application of the KFD following TKA resulted in significant improvements in range of motion for those patients with a...

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